DLA?

[emperor5]

I have DLA on my DVD+R/RW so I can transfer files on discs (drag and drop) between my computers.I heard that it was best to uninstall any DLA software when backing up DVD because it might conflict with the burning program.Is this true?

[Drakng]

Nope Why should it. I too have DLA and I never had problem

[tompika]

http://www.netfarer.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16&hl=

For those that may not be aware I thought I would fill you in on what seems a growing problem with DVD+RW users. I am getting lots of mail about this so if you see anyone with this problem please assist them.

It seems that if DLA or inCD or maybe other similar software is installed it is causing problems for +RW.

Symptoms are:

Formatting completes instantly without error but does not work.
Book-type shows incorrectly in bitsetting utilites.
Cannot change book type.
Basically disc seems unusable.

You will find if DLA, inCD or similar is uninstalled the problem immediately disappears and the discs start working correctly again. It does not seem to matter what type of format is on the disc. Why this is a problem across different brands of this type of software is unknown but I am attempting to find out.

I also had problems with DLA when bitsetting and burning movies

[harjo02]

I have a Pioneer AO6U and I'm a newbie. I was having chronic problems with the drive and with Windows (XP Pro) in general. XP would allow me to write to the drive (either directly or with Nero) once or twice then would become completely un-'seeable' by XP. The only fix was a hard reboot or to disable the drive, reboot, enable, reboot. A painful freakin' process.

The only thing I could find was that an application, saimon.exe, would always hang up on shut down and I suspected it was the reason my Pioneer was un-usable after accessing it once or twice. I removed SAI WriteDVD which, as I understand it, is a DLA and UDF formatting tool and that seems to have fixed any issues.

After reading a ton of threads on DLA and virtually nothing useful on saimon.exe, I feel like I fixed my problem but I don't know why. I'm left with a ton of questions:

1) What's the relevance of a third party DLA when XP supposedly can 'see' and use all these drives anyway?
2) Is UDF formatting necessary?
3) If DLA/UDF is necessary, what are the best tools?
4) If I disable, or don't use, a 3rd party DLA, is it going to prohibit me from anything that I might need in the future??

I've pieced together bits of info from all the forums but I don't feel like I've found a good enough explanation. Any thoughts?

[AdamRA4]

I dont mean to sound stupid, but what is DLA? (I tried a search)

I am familiar with DMA.

[Timster]

I dont mean to sound stupid, but what is DLA? (I tried a search)

I am familiar with DMA.

Stands for Drive Letter Access. Packet writing. Lets you use your disk like a floppy, can be written to directly from explorer and you can finalize later when the disk is all full. Software is by Veritas and I think Sonic DVD has it as well as some others. Simular to Nero's INCD.

[AdamRA4]

Ah, so it is basically packet writing; drag-and-drop.

It rings a bell now, thanks.

[tonymac]

It also stands for Disability Living Allowance.